Climate models miss most of the coarse dust in the atmosphere
Adeyemi A. Adebiyi, Jasper F. Kok
Abstract
and increases the likelihood that dust net warms the climate system. We conclude that to properly represent the impact of dust on the Earth system, climate models must include an accurate treatment of coarse dust in the atmosphere.
Topics & Concepts
Atmosphere (unit)Atmospheric sciencesEnvironmental scienceRadiative transferClimate modelAtmospheric dustClimate changeMeteorologyAerosolGeologyGeographyPhysicsEcologyBiologyQuantum mechanicsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate